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26 MULTIROOM OPERATION

Multiroom Operation

The AVR500 is fully equipped to operate

as the control center for a sophisticated multi-

room operation with optional remote external

InfraRed (IR) sensors, speakers and power

amplifiers.Although some multi- room installa-

tions will require the services of a specially

trained installer, it is possible for the average

do-it-yourself hobbyist to install a simple

remote room system.

Installation

The key to remote room operation is to link the

remote room to the AVR500’s location with

wire for an infrared receiver and speakers or an

amplifier. For complete installation instructions

for Multiroom use, see page 14.

Multiroom Setup

Once the audio and IR link connections have

been made, the AVR500 needs to be configured

for multiroom operation using the steps below.

When making these selections, you may use the

front-panel Information Display, or use the On-

Screen Display System. Either the Semi-OSD sys-

tem may be used, in which case the choices will

appear as a single-line display at the bottom of

the screen, or the full-screen display may be used.

When the Full-OSD display system is in use, the

complete list of choices will appear on the screen.

To activate the Semi-OSD, press the OSD button

s once.To activate the Full-OSD, press the

OSD button s three times.This will turn the

Semi-OSD on and then off.The Full-OSD will

appear after the third button press.

Once you have determined which, if any, OSD

system to use, setup and operation of the multi-

room system is simple.

1. Press the Multi button ` to initiate the

multiroom system. If the Semi-OSD system is

engaged, a message will appear at the bot-

tom of the screen. If the Full-OSD system is

engaged, the complete multiroom menu

(Figure 9) will be shown on the video display.

Press the Set button i within twenty

seconds to enter the multiroom menus.

Figure 9

2. Press the

⁄

buttons g to turn the

multiroom system on or off, as indicated by

the front-panel Information Display message,

the Semi-OSD message, or the change in the

highlighted video in the Full-OSD screen. Press

the Set button i to enter the settings.

3. Press the

Button g to move to the input

settings. Press the Set button i to change

the input source. Press the

⁄

buttons

g to select the desired input.When the

input source you wish to send to the remote

room location appears on the front-panel

Information Display, in the lower screen Semi-

OSD message, or is highlighted in reverse

video in the Full-OSD listing, press the Set

button i to enter the selection.

4. Press the

Button g to move to the

multilevel setting. Press the Set button i

if you wish to change the output level.

Within twenty seconds, press the

⁄

buttons g to change the output level for

the multiroom feed.The volume change will

appear as a number in dB increments below

the 0dB reference level in the front-panel

Information Display, as a lower third Semi-

OSD message, or as the last line in the

Full-OSD status display.

5. Press the Set button i to enter the set-

ting. If no further buttons are pressed within

five seconds, the unit will return to normal

operation.

Multiroom Operation

To activate the feed to the remote room, press

the Multi button ` on the remote.Next,

press the Set button i.Press the

⁄

but-

tons g to turn the multiroom feed on or off.

When the multiroom system is on, the MULTI

indicator M will light in the Information

Display

, and the Main Information

Display V or OSD will display MUL

ROOM ON.Press the Set button i to

enter the setting.

When the multiroom system is turned on, the

previously selected input will be fed to the Multi

Out jacks • on the rear panel.The volume will

be as set in the previous selection, although it

may also be adjusted using an optional volume

control in the remote location or on the optional

audio power amplifier connected to the Multi

Out jacks •.

If an optional IR sensor is located in the remote

room and connected to the AVR500’s Multi IR

jack ¤, the multiroom system may be turned

on or controlled by simply pointing the AVR500

remote, or an optional programmable remote

that includes codes for the AVR500,at the IR

sensor. Note that depending on the type of pro-

grammable remote used,the code for the AVR’s

Multi button may not be contained in the

preprogrammed code library, and must be

“learned” into the remote, if possible.

To change the input source for the multiroom

feed once it has been turned on, follow the

instructions on this page.

Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will

remain on even if the AVR500 is placed in the

Standby mode in the main room by pressing

the Power Off Button d or the System

Power Control 2 on the front panel.To turn

off the multiroom sysytem, even when the AVR

is in Standby mode in the main listening room,

press the Multi button ` and then the Set

button i. Press the

⁄

buttons g so

that the MULTI indicator M in the Infor-

mation Display

goes out, and the Main

Information Display V or OSD will display

MUL ROOM OFF. Press the Set button

i to enter the setting and turn the unit off.

Even when the AVR is turned off in the main

room, the multiroom system may be turned on

at any time by pressing the Multi button `.

MULTI ROOM : OFF ON

MULTI INPUT: TAPE

DVD

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

TUNER

MULTI LEVEL: Ð20 DB

MULTIROOM MUTE: OFF ON

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